Skip to main content

Indkøbskurv

Du får VIP-behandling!

Vare(r) ikke tilgængelig til køb
Gennemgå din indkøbskurv. Du kan fjerne de(n) tilgængelige vare(r) nu, ellers fjerner vi det automatisk ved kassen.
varervare
varervare

Anbefalet til dig

Loading...
  • Elizabeth I and Religion 1558-1603

    af Susan Doran ...
    Serier serie Lancaster Pamphlets
    Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in an English and a European context. She examines the religious views and policies of the Queen, the making of the 1559 settlement and the resulting reforms. The changing beliefs of the English people are discussed, and the author charts the fortunes of both Puritanism and Catholicism. Finally she looks at ... Læs mere

    461,24 kr.

  • Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy, 1558-1603

    af Susan Doran ...
    Serier serie Lancaster Pamphlets
    At her accession in 1558 Elizabeth I inherited a troublesome legacy with a long history of wars against France and Scotland. This international situation was becoming a huge financial burden on the English crown and economy.Elizabeth I and Foreign Policy describes and assesses England's foreign policy during the second half of the sixteenth century. It includes coverage of Elizabeth's relations ... Læs mere

    429,05 kr.

Personer, der læser disse, syntes også om...

  • Cromwell to Cromwell

    Reformation to Civil War

    The English reformers of the 1530s, with Thomas Cromwell at their head, continued to have a strong belief in kingly rule and authority, in contrast to their radical approach to the power of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church. Resisting the king was tantamount to resisting God in their eyes, and even on a matter of conscience the will of the king should prevail. Yet just over 100 years later, ... Læs mere

    87,38 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • Crown and Country

    A History of England through the Monarchy

    af David Starkey ...
    An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day. This compendium volume of two earlier books is fully revised and updated.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to ... Læs mere

    112,76 kr.

  • Anglicanism

    A Very Short Introduction

    af Mark Chapman ...
    Serier serie Very Short Introductions
    What is Anglicanism? How is it different from other forms of Christianity, and how did it come to have so many different versions throughout the world? Although originally united by location and a common belief, Anglicanism has gradually lost its pre-eminence as the English state church due to increasing pluralisation and secularisation. While there are distinctive themes and emphases which emerge ... Læs mere

    62,80 kr.

  • A Great and Terrible King

    Edward I and the Forging of Britain

    af Marc Morris ...
    This is the first major biography for a generation of a truly formidable king. Edward I is familiar to millions as 'Longshanks', conqueror of Scotland and nemesis of Sir William Wallace ('Braveheart'). Edward was born to rule England, but believed that it was his right to rule all of Britain. His reign was one of the most dramatic of the entire Middle Ages, leading to war and conquest on an ... Læs mere

    128,66 kr.

  • Heretics and Believers

    A History of the English Reformation

    A sumptuously written people’s history and a major retelling and reinterpretation of the story of the English ReformationCenturies on, what the Reformation was and what it accomplished remain deeply contentious. Peter Marshall’s sweeping new history—the first major overview for general readers in a generation—argues that sixteenth-century England was a society neither desperate for nor allergic to ... Læs mere

    275,11 kr.

  • A Short History of England

    af Simon Jenkins ...
    Which battle was fought 'For England, Harry and St George'? Who demanded to be painted 'warts and all'? What - and when - was the Battle of the Bulge?In A Short History of England, bestselling author Simon Jenkins answers all these questions - and many more - as he tells the tumultuous story of a fascinating nation. From the invaders of the dark ages to today's coalition, via the Tudors, the ... Læs mere

    101,82 kr.

  • All Things Made New

    Writings on the Reformation

    A brilliant kaleidoscope on the Reformation from its leading scholar and 'one of the best historians writing in English today' (Sunday Telegraph)The Reformation which engulfed England and Europe in the sixteenth century was one of the most highly-charged, bloody and transformative periods in their history. Ever since, it has remained one of the most contested.Diarmaid MacCulloch is one of the ... Læs mere

    94,33 kr.

  • Kings & Queens of England

    A royal history from Egbert to Elizabeth II

    Kings & Queens of England is an entertaining account of the larger-than-life characters that have ruled England through the ages. Divided into easy-reference chapters based on the ruling dynasties of England, it follows the fascinating history of monarchs from the first Saxon kings to the Windsors of the present day.Author Nigel Cawthorne paints vivid portraits of a mixed bunch of rulers ranging ... Læs mere

    54,94 kr. eller Gratis med Kobo Plus

  • The Catholics

    The Church and its People in Britain and Ireland, from the Reformation to the Present Day

    The story of Catholicism in Britain from the Reformation to the present day, from a master of popular history – 'A first-class storyteller' The TimesThroughout the three hundred years that followed the Act of Supremacy – which, by making Henry VIII head of the Church, confirmed in law the breach with Rome – English Catholics were prosecuted, persecuted and penalised for the public expression of ... Læs mere

    145,83 kr.

  • Magna Carta

    The True Story Behind the Charter

    af David Starkey ...
    'A soaring account of the months that transformed a messy feudal squabble into Magna Carta...his crisp storytelling, based around short chapters and rolling rhetoric, is extremely entertaining.' Dan Jones, Mail on Sunday'I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Good history is descriptive, narrative and analytical. This is good history.' Gerard DeGroot, The TimesAt Runnymede, on the banks of the River ... Læs mere

    125,69 kr.